Just when it seemed as if the American scene couldn't get any messier, along comes Dan Bern to add his particular brand of spice to the first with his brilliant new Bern to add his particular brand of spice to the first with his brilliant new EP, MY COUNTRY II. As always, the incomparable songwriter proves to be a lightening rod to the most sensitive and disturbing issues, the ones we are faced with comforting in the post-9/11 version of America.